Political Correctness

Like so many things, it was a good idea initially, but now that it's been taken to it's extreme, it has become another bain of society's existance.

There's 1001 examples, pick one.

by Canadamus_Prime August 26, 2004

Political Correctness

Groupthink. For those who don't want to think. They simply believe what they are told.

Political correctness is when the loudest mouth around the conference table gets to set the agenda, because everyone else doesn't think, or speak up to say what they think.
Neocons dominate the president because he doesn't think things through for himself. He talks of having "a bunch of smart people around me." PR and spin seem to dominate politicians, not any thoughtful process.

by Roberta Gilbert July 16, 2007

Political Correctness

1. Sometimes it's an excuse for immature, morally depraved, suburbanite dumbshits to get away with obvious hatred and bigotry. They'll cry "PC" as a means of making YOU look stupid for calling them on their bullshit, when you were completely in the right for doing so.

Ironically enough, when you label them with justifiable terms as "racist", "homophobe" or "bigot", they'll cry, bitch and whine that they're not and cover over it by saying that they're not "racist" and that you're just being "oversensitive", which is actually a form of "political correctness"...the very thing that they hate (totally not hypocritical!).

These are the same people who are under the impression that their freedom of speech rights are being legally taken away by Poltical Correctness, when the reality of the situation is that these people were stupid enough to bow out to FUCKING PEER PRESSURE.

You get what you deserve, assholes. Don't whine about "political correctness" impeding on your freedom of speech, whine about your lack of testicles and how you bowed out to societal pressures like little bitches! THAT is what restricted your freedom of speech.

These people claim that those who whine about "political correctness" are crybabies, but these idiots are no better.

2. Other times it's just over-sensitivity to certain things.

Examples from Definition #1-

Dumbshit: Dude, did you see me curbstomp that nigger?
Intelligent Person: You're a racist piece of shit.
Dumbshit: Dude what's with the political correctness? I'm not racist, you're just "oversensitive".
Intelligent Person: No amount of crying "PC" and calling me "oversensitive" won't save you on this one, you're a racist piece of shit. Deal with it.
Dumbshit: *Cuts himself to crappy Emo music*

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Depraved moron: Dude, did you see that gay dude prance around in his pink shirt? He's such a fucking faggot!
Intelligent person: You're a homophobe.
Depraved moron: That's offensive to me!? I'm not a "homophobe" you're just being politically correct!
Intelligent person: ...You worthless hypocrite. *Sprays the douchebag with a flamethrower*

EXAMPLES FROM DEFINITION #2:

Hyper-sensitive person: That person over there has a severe weight deficiency.
Normal Guy: Huh? All I see is some fat dude.
Hyper-sensitive person: Don't say that! It's offensive.
Normal Guy: *Rolls his eyes* You've got to be kidding me.

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Normal person: HEY! Merry Christmas!
Hyper sensitive: I think the term you're looking for is "Happy Holidays".
Normal Person: Whatever...call it what you want, I'm getting presents anyway.

by Therevolutionwillbetelevised August 15, 2008

collective noun for lesbians

The collective noun for a group of lesbians is called a Trib.

The term trib derives from the Greek word τριβάς (tribas),which in turn comes from the verb τρίβω (tribō), "rub".In ancient Greek and Roman sexuality, a tribas, or tribade (IPA:/ˈtrɪbəd/ /tribad/), was a woman or intersex individual who actively penetrated another person (male or female) through use of the clitoris or a dildo.

Fuck, look at that Trib of lesbians.

Trib being the collective noun for lesbians

by The_Real_Mad_Hatter April 26, 2022

Douchebag Collective

Any business or organization that is so inherently dishonest in its general dealings that any person who joins said organization has no choice but to be fully cognisant of said dishonesty and therefore wilfully engages with it, thus becoming a member of the collective in perpetuity.

"I was trying to get a straight answer from my insurance company on exactly what my coverage was but had to sift through a bunch of legalese and doublespeak. What a douchebag collective."

Insurance companies, telemarketing firms, tobacco companies, oil companies, etc...

by mjoa December 12, 2010

Political correctness

Mealy-mouthed attempt at getting people to avoid superficial expressions of bigotry, which ends up debasing the language without dealing with the stupidity underlying most hates and fears. Merely ends up giving the bigots one more thing to snarl at and, yes, it really can impose a tyranny of its own. Many examples of allegedly common politically correct speech are urban myths ... which we could still have done without.

Some (real and imaginary) examples of political correctness:

You're not black (in the USA), you're African-American.
(As Whoopi Goldberg once commented, and I may be paraphrasing, "My ancestors didn't come through generations of the slave trade and the Civil Rights movement to end up hyphenated.")

You're not crippled, you're differently abled.

You're not a member of the Undead, you are biometrically challenged.

You're not an android, you are an artificial person.

by Fearman August 19, 2007

Political Correctness

Intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime.

Thanks to Political Correctness it's now 'wrong' for me to think certain thoughts, and that isn't right.

by Yurp Dihiggon July 22, 2014